Monday, July 25, 2016

Hunter Gatherer Vegetarian Diner, July 26 (Regina)
Hunter Gatherer Vegetarian Diner at 1221 15th Avenue, Regina, will be open to the public at 7 am, July 26. Hours of operation will be Monday-Saturday, 7 am – 8 pm and Sunday 9 am – 3 pm. Hours will be extended once they have a liquor licence.

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Following the brunch, Chef Jenni will be demonstrating 6 different berry recipes. There will be samples and recipe cards.

If your mouth starts watering at the thought of saskatoon berry pie, never fear. There will be lots of those available from folks like Riverbend Plantation Market Café that sells freshly baked as well as frozen, bake-at-home pies all year round.

There will be a pie sale on Saturday and Sunday with proceeds going to The Friendship Inn.

But don’t stop at pie. Saskatoon berries are delicious in so many different sweet and savory dishes. Watch out for jam, ice cream, mustard, and chutney – not to mention fresh berries.

Berry Good Fun
Saturday you can have your photo taken with a princess or super hero.

Sunday is full of fun activities. Kids can make saskatoon berry puppets at 10 am. Rugged Little Thing, a bluegrass band, will be playing from 1-3 pm. And there will be balloons, face painting, and a bouncy castle.

Monday, July 18, 2016

Festival of India, July 23
The Hindu Society of Saskatchewan is holding a Festival of India from 5-8 pm, July 23, in Meewasin Park. There will be a parade, dance and theater performances, henna artists, and vegetarian food. Everyone is welcome.

The Latest Crop in the Local Food Movement – Wheat
A California-based pasta company has started labelling its wheat with the exact varietal and the farm where it was grown. “Modern American farmers did not invent the notion that specific varietals of wheat from various geographic regions have different flavors; you can trace the concept back to Italy centuries ago, where each Italian region championed the quality, texture, and taste of their own wheat pasta over all others.”

Mesmerizing DiversityJoseph Simcox travels the world searching for under-utilized and wild food.“Before the European colonialists came here, some 3,000 species of plants were used for food in North America, and this is excluding Mexico. . . . we need to re-examine those useful plants of old so that we can use them in the future. . . . I believe one way is to start by mesmerizing people with diversity. The strategy is to introduce the marvels of food plant diversity to the stores through photos and stories of food traditions past."

Trick Your Brain into Healthy Eating
You can trick your brain into healthy eating: switch to smaller plates, turn off the television, eat mindfully.Flavourful Saskatoon is a weekly Monday feature. I also post articles about food that is good, clean and fair; travel; and books. You may also enjoy EcoFriendly Sask profiling Saskatchewan environmental initiatives and events. You can follow Wanderlust and Words on Facebook, Twitter, or by email (top right corner).

Saskatoon Berry Festival, July 24
Celebrate the history, name, and taste of saskatoon berries at the Saskatoon Farmers’ Market's Saskatoon Berry Festival on July 24. There will be special products and a pie sale with profits going to the Friendship Inn. Participating Riversdale businesses will also be featuring saskatoon berry specials throughout the month leading up to the festival.

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New Market Vendors
I’m excited to learn that some new farmers are joining the Saskatoon Farmers’ Market. Jasmin Engelberts of Divine Organics is the Market’s first certified organic farmer and will be selling fruit and vegetables. Neil Reimer will be selling vegetables.

Be sure to sample the freshly made sugarcane juice from KaroomBu. It’s very tasty.

Rusty Owl Café, Prince Albert Rusty Owl Café will be opening on July 8 at 21 River Street West, Prince Albert, and will be open from 8 am to 9 pm. The café has a steampunk theme (imagine computers run by steam engines).

They’ll be serving sweet and savoury Dutch crèpes, Italian stone-baked pizza, French pastries, and soup specials. South African olive oil and Italian balsamic vinegar will feature in many of the menu items. Drinks will include espressos, teas, milkshakes, smoothies, balsamic blasts (carbonated water and flavoured balsamic vinegar), and South African soft drinks.

Café Terra, Eastend Café Terra has just opened at 505 Pottery Street, Eastend. They plan to serve food that is as local as possible, including greens and herbs grown on the property.

National Local Food Day
Wayne Stetski, NDP MP for Kootenay-Columbia has introduced a private member’s bill to establish the Friday before Thanksgiving as National Local Food Day.

“According to the Conference Board of Canada, 77% of Canadian consumers think locally produced food is important for their purchasing decisions. Farmers Markets contribute over $3 billion dollars annually to the Canadian economy. ‘As the MP representing the beautiful Kootenay--Columbia region, I am proud to honour Canada's abundance of delicious local food," said Stetski. "A National Local Food Day would recognize the hard work of local producers from coast to coast to coast."

“The Leeds-based Northern Monk Brew Co has just released what could be the world’s first zero-waste beer – and it tastes incredible. . . . The brew was created using 120 kg of waste pears, croissants and brioche,. Not content with saving food, the beer’s creators have also packaged the beer in 100% recyclable glass and have donated all the hops and malt used in its production to a local farmer for use as feed and fertiliser. The beer’s champagne yeast, meanwhile, is being used in other brews.”

Recipes for Love and Murder Recipes for Love and Murder by Sally Andrew is a generous serving of food for love, food for healing, food to solve a mystery and find a killer, with recipes and advice for the lovelorn in a small South African town. If you’re a fan of Botswana’s Mma Ramotswe – if you love food – you should definitely read this book.

Flavourful Saskatoon is a weekly Monday feature. I also post articles about food that is good, clean and fair; travel; and books.
You can follow Wanderlust and Words on Facebook, Twitter, or by email (top right corner).

You may also enjoy EcoFriendly Sask profiling Saskatchewan environmental initiatives and events.